My
parents friends, the Williams’ got numerous VIP tickets to a big country
concert fest. My mom got four tickets for herself, Carina, Jayden, and I to go.
Mom has been so excited about going and has talked about it for weeks. After
taking Jaynie home, we got to my parents at 11. The boys stayed with Grandpa and Alivia for the day. Carina
drove and Judy and another Connie I had never met before rode with us. The event
was called Tree Top festival in Forrest City. I have never been a VIP for a
concert. It was pretty awesome and you did feel pretty VIP. Our tickets did not
cost us anything, however those people who did pay for them paid $500 for the
two day concert. So we were treated as if we spent that kind of money to be
there. We had special up close parking. We had a reserved seating up close to
the stage, we also had a standing area at the stage. You could get so close you
could touch the singer if you wanted. We had a tent with unlimited buffet of
really good food and drinks. They put out food for lunch and all new food for dinner. We even had our own portable bathroom. They were
quit impressive with 3 separate stalls, flushing toilets, running water to wash
hands and air condition. Sure beats the kybos the rest of the thousands had to
share. It was pretty neat. We met up with the rest of Mom’s friends who spent a
lot of their time in a shade spot under the tent. The sun was shinning and
around 80 degrees. It was a nice day to be outside. There were several singers
I did not know. The highlight was seeing Brad Paisley perform. The crowd was
pretty excited to see him and we stood about 15 feet from him. He had a catwalk
he would come down and be even closer. It was very cool and he can play
the guitar like a rock and roller. The speakers were huge and incredibly loud. I could not hear anyone if they tried talking to me. I guess I am old when I had to stuff cotton in my ears. That was by far the closest I have ever been
to a singer at a concert. I think Jayden was in awe of everything. Grandma drug her up as close as she could get her to the stage to really experience it all. She stayed pretty close to me and took it all in. We had a fenced in area that was not too crowded.
When you turned and looked behind you there were thousands of people standing in
a mass crowd. If you look really hard in the picture of the three of us , in the corner you can see Brad P. We also got a sneak peek of Scotty McCleary. The plan was to leave by 8. Somehow the ladies were ready to
leave at 6. We left before the crowds got too crazy, so I was ok with that. It was a cool experience and I am glad to have the opportunity to go. We sure felt important for the day.
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